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Earth Station Fisty (2024)
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<blockquote data-quote="Fisty McB" data-source="post: 1157524" data-attributes="member: 389824"><p>Will keep the tip in mind for the LNBs, though I've found the Golden Media GM201 & GM202+ LNBs to be very good performers for weak signal conditions - the GM201 was the only LNB in my assortment that could not only reliably lock the Dubai transponder (12130 V) on 26E but also even hold on that signal in moderate rain, as well as giving extra margin on the Qatar & Bahrain transponders too, while a GM202+ is giving good results on 5W with myself well outside the 48dbW footprint margin - not enough to pick up the French DTT multistream transponders, but enough for the RAI equivalent with a reasonable rain margin (best on clear days is 10.2db SNR). There's a GM202 in place for 23.5E (it's actually a little west of it to allow the 26E LNB to be spot on, not as good as the GM202+ but the signal from that is plenty strong not to worry about it. As for those Golden Media LNBs, the plastic cap does look a little on the thin side but I guess that gives an excuse to keep a couple of spare for the future, as satellite reception sundries are starting to get less plentiful these days. The red cap LNB is a cheap Maclean quad I got from Amazon pointing at 19E - nothing extraordinary needed for that! </p><p></p><p>All the best with your own work AS when you get 'round to it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fisty McB, post: 1157524, member: 389824"] Will keep the tip in mind for the LNBs, though I've found the Golden Media GM201 & GM202+ LNBs to be very good performers for weak signal conditions - the GM201 was the only LNB in my assortment that could not only reliably lock the Dubai transponder (12130 V) on 26E but also even hold on that signal in moderate rain, as well as giving extra margin on the Qatar & Bahrain transponders too, while a GM202+ is giving good results on 5W with myself well outside the 48dbW footprint margin - not enough to pick up the French DTT multistream transponders, but enough for the RAI equivalent with a reasonable rain margin (best on clear days is 10.2db SNR). There's a GM202 in place for 23.5E (it's actually a little west of it to allow the 26E LNB to be spot on, not as good as the GM202+ but the signal from that is plenty strong not to worry about it. As for those Golden Media LNBs, the plastic cap does look a little on the thin side but I guess that gives an excuse to keep a couple of spare for the future, as satellite reception sundries are starting to get less plentiful these days. The red cap LNB is a cheap Maclean quad I got from Amazon pointing at 19E - nothing extraordinary needed for that! All the best with your own work AS when you get 'round to it! [/QUOTE]
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